Lauren learns what a fish looks like from a book. Her mother buys her a goldfish which she keeps in a fishbowl. She then learns that fish swim in water. Lauren tries to incorporate this new event into her scheme of fish. This is an example of .
a) divergence.
b) assimilation.
c) differentiation.
d) conditioning.

b) assimilation.

Lauren learns what a fish looks like from a book. Her mother buys her a goldfish which she keeps in a fishbowl. She then learns that fish swim in water. Lauren tries to incorporate this new event into her scheme of fish. This is an example of assimilation..

Explanation:

Assimilation is the cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perception and understanding. This means that when you are faced with a new information, you make sense of this information by referring to information ou already have (information processed and learned previously) and try to fit the new information into information you already have.

Hence in the above mentioned scenario,this is an example of assimilation.

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b. the american revolution